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JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

ぜんぜん

not at all (with negative)

Stroke order of ぜんぜん

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぜ · 5 strokesん · 1 strokesぜ · 5 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

ZENZEN — 'zen, zen' calm: not at all

Parts: Not at all; with negative

The characters in ぜんぜん

  • ぜ ぜ — ze (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • ぜ ぜ — ze (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ぜんぜん分かりません。

ぜんぜんわかりません。

I don't understand at all.

More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもveryすこしa littleちょっとa little; a momentたくさんa lot; manyもっとmoreいちばんmost; number oneよくwell; oftenあまりnot much (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughlyほんとうにreally; trulyずっとmuch more; all alongちょうどexactly; justぐらいabout; approximatelyほどabout; extent

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